The 10 Most Awesome Cars In Jay Leno's Garage

dodge challenger1 via flickrWhile Jay Leno is a legend in entertainment with his involvement in The Tonight Show and a long stand-up career, there is probably another area where he would rather be considered a legend.

The car community.

Jay's day job on The Tonight Show directly funds his passion for cars. When he is not performing the most likely place to find him is in his "Big Dog Garage" in California, which is actually an expansive warehouse filled with cars, motorcycles, and motoring memorabilia.

1986 Lamborghini Countach

Why is it special? The Lamborghini Countach was the car on the bedroom wall of every boy from the 1970s until the 1990s. With a design that looks like it could be either from the future or from space, it was a dream of every young kid.

Jay's 1986 Countach was one of his daily cars and it has almost 70,000 miles on it. That sort of mileage is almost unheard of on any Italian exotic.

Did you know? The Countach and earlier Lamborghini Miura were both designed by the same person, Marcello Gandini.

1937 Fiat Topolino

Why is it special? The 1937 Topolino only had a five gallon fuel tank, but was able to get almost 40 miles to the gallon.

Most cars today cannot even get close to that sort of mileage.

The downside is that the Topolino does not get you to a destination quickly - top speed was 53 MPH.

Did you know? The 200 mile range of the Topolino could nearly get the occupants from Florence to Rome on one tank of fuel with today's modern highways. Many other cars of the time would have difficulty achieving that.

EcoJet

Why is it special? The EcoJet was originally a design study shown at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in 2006. The car was a collaboration between Jay and GM's design department to show an eco-conscious way to go fast.

However, the car that was shown at SEMA was not in running order. Once again, Jay and his team at the garage stepped in to create a running car.

Instead of using a standard engine, they used a gas turbine that could run on bio-diesel. It was a very interesting idea and a successful idea.